Joan and I said our goodbyes early and hit the road before 8am. We hoped to reach Haines by 3pm to meet some friends. The road was excellent and the views spectacular. We left the flat muskeg of permafrost and rolling, rutted roads and climbed into mountains and alpine. Three black bears, and two moose showed themselves along the route. By noon we reached Haines and found a spot at the Oceanside RV Park. It was about a dozen spaces above the beach which afforded us excellent views of the harbour. One cruise ship, the Zaandam, was in port. "Yup, it's Wednesday, cruise ship day," our host said.
We'd been to Haines about ten years ago and toured only the "Fort". This visit we had time for a little shopping and a drive around looking at all the changes. The town was very busy with traffic and walking tourists.
At 3:30 we left Blarney in the trailer and drove up the hill to the Pioneer Bar where we would meet Ted and Judy, Joan's internet travel friends who were cruising on the Zaandam. The Pioneer was billed as a typical Alaskan bar, a bit gloomy, rustic and walls covered with memorabilia. Two very noisy patrons were drinking at the bar but the rest of the place was empty. Right on 3:30 Ted and Judy arrived and we began sampling the local beers. There were many laughs and many pictures, some from a tripod set on the bar with the timer.
Somewhere along the highway coming into Haines, Blarney found odours of ground squirrels that sent his mind controls into a tail spin. He went down a steep, gravel slope before he realized he might not get back up. He wandered off into the hinterland without heeding his master's calls. Stubborn Daschund! He was smirking when he returned to the trailer!
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